Top Fives: The players with the most consecutive Tests for a team
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<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4174.html">Allan Border</a> <b>Streak:</b> 153 <br> When he retired, Border had a lengthy list of major Test records: most runs, most matches, most catches, most matches as captain, most consecutive Tests. More than two decades on, he still has the final one, which is set to stand for years. Fairfax Media via Getty Images
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11728.html">Alastair Cook</a> <b>Streak:</b> 111* <br> With AB de Villiers' run coming to an end, and Brendon McCullum 60 behind the record, Cook is the only current player with a realistic chance of catching Border. Cook has more than 40 Tests to go, but is still only 30 years old, and England play more matches than the average Test nation. Getty Images
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<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8189.html">Mark Waugh</a> <b>Streak:</b> 107 <br> Waugh missed only two Tests over the course of his 128-match career. The first was the <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63567.html" target="_blank">Perth Test against India</a> in 1992 where Sachin Tendulkar played perhaps his finest Test innings, the other was <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63603.html" target="_blank">New Zealand's famous series-levelling win</a> in 1993. Carl Fourie / Getty Images
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28794.html">Sunil Gavaskar</a> <b>Streak:</b> 106 <br> With MAK Pataudi injured, Gavaskar was in line to make his captaincy debut during the <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/60452.html" target="_blank">1974-75 home series against West Indies</a>. Instead, he fractured a finger during a Ranji game between the first two Tests and missed three matches. PA Photos
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44936.html">AB de Villiers</a> <b>Streak:</b> 98*<br> With de Villiers missing the upcoming Bangladesh Tests on paternity leave, he misses the chance to become the first man to play 100 consecutive Tests from debut. He does hold the record for most successive Tests since debut, ahead of Adam Gilchrist (96), Rahul Dravid (93) and McCullum (93*). Gallo Images
